The course will be delivered through theoretical lectures and classroom-based practical sessions, with a strong emphasis on active participation and meaningful learning by the students. The teaching staff will act as facilitators, promoting interaction by posing questions and discussion topics that students will be expected to work on and answer. These activities will contribute to the continuous assessment system (see the corresponding section).

Fifteen minutes of one class will be allocated to completing the UAB institutional surveys.

This course will not apply the single assessment system.

All oral or written assessed contributions made in English will be subject to a multiplier factor ranging from a minimum of 1.0 to a maximum of 1.1.

• Coursework assessment: 50% will come from assessed submissions; 10% from the laboratory report and work; 40% from a written exam composed of two partial assessments.
• Exams: The written exam will consist of short-answer and problem-solving questions, with access to notes. The final grade for the written exam will be the arithmetic mean of the two partial exams.
• Coursework assessment: will include problem-solving, interpretation of scientific publications, literature search tasks, seminar presentations, etc., as proposed by the teaching staff.
• According to academic regulations, all submitted tasks and problem responses (minimum of 9) provided during the course will contribute to the global evaluation (50% of the final mark).
• Students unable to attend an individual assessment for justified reasons (e.g., illness, death of a first-degree relative, or accident) and who present an official justification to the Degree Coordination will be entitled to reschedule the assessment. The Degree Coordination will ensure this right is upheld with the responsible course lecturer.
• To attend laboratory sessions, students must provide proof of having passed the biosafety and safety assessments available on the Virtual Campus and must be familiar with and accept the rules for laboratory use in the Faculty of Biosciences.
• Resit procedure: To be eligible for final grade recovery, students must have been assessed in activities representing at least two-thirds of the final course score. Students will be marked as \"Not Assessable\" if their completed assessment activities prior to the resit account for less than 67% of the total grade.

Any grade obtained in the identified resit activities will replace the previous grade, whether higher or lower. The resit session will apply to activities representing at least 50% of the final score. Therefore, resit components will replace grades from Exams 1 and 2 (40% of the global grade) and 1/6 of the participatory and lab work score (10% of the global grade: problems, coursework, and lab evaluations).

Access to all course materials will be allowed during the resit activity. To avoid unnecessary printing or room bookings, students will have 48 hours to declare their intention to attend the resit session. Only those who register through the Virtual Campus before the deadline will be admitted. If no student registers, the resit session will be cancelled.

• Use of AI technologies: The use of Artificial Intelligence tools is permitted only for support tasks, such as bibliographic or informational searches, text correction, or translations. Students must clearly identify which parts were generated using AI, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these influenced the process and the final outcome. Lack of transparency in AI use for assessed activities will be considered academic dishonesty and may result in partial or full penalties to the grade, or more serious sanctions in severe cases.

Any irregularity committed during an assessment activity (academic misconduct, plagiarism, or improper use of AI, unless such use is expressly authorized in the course syllabus) that may lead to a significant alteration of the grade will result in that activity being graded as 0. If the course syllabus stipulates that obtaining a minimum mark in this assessment is an essential requirement to pass the course, or if multiple irregularities occur in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0. Furthermore, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who incurs any of these irregularities.